Mr Diy car care products, are they good ?

[sncoem]

Hi,

have you tried the Mr Diy shops car care products, and do you think that they are good ?

because they are very cheap and seem interesting.

what do you think ?

thank you.

[johng]

I haven't tried the car care products but lots of other stuff from Mr D.I.Y  are good value and of reasonable to good quality.

[PFMills]

16 hours ago, sncoem said:

Hi,

have you tried the Mr Diy shops car care products, and do you think that they are good ?

because they are very cheap and seem interesting.

what do you think ?

thank you.

On the way out of Tesco this morning I walked into Mr. DIY. Yes things look cheap, should be OK for you to buy.

Edited December 5, 2020 by PFMills

[transam]

I think you get what you pay for, and I have bought a lot of stuff from there......????

 

Mind you, I bought a cheap 79bht 2" wide belt for my jeans at Mr.DIY, when I got home I was gob smacked to find it was actually leather......????

[Bangyai]

I bought some cheap tyre cleaning foam from Mr DIY.

 

Looked OK but turned out to be rubbish. Makes foam which disappeares and leaves tyres looking the same. The Tesco brand works a whole lot better.

 

Other stuff bought from there has been ok.

[petermik]

7 hours ago, transam said:

I think you get what you pay for, and I have bought a lot of stuff from there......????

 

Mind you, I bought a cheap 79bht 2" wide belt for my jeans at Mr.DIY, when I got home I was gob smacked to find it was actually leather......????

Strong enough to take your weight and fit round your neck trans.......

[transam]

1 minute ago, petermik said:

Strong enough to take your weight and fit round your neck trans.......

Well yes......????

[teacherclaire]

26 minutes ago, transam said:

I think you get what you pay for, and I have bought a lot of stuff from there......????

 

Mind you, I bought a cheap 79bht 2" wide belt for my jeans at Mr.DIY, when I got home I was gob smacked to find it was actually leather......????

I bought an Aluminium ladder that was usually sold for 1,700 baht.

At the counter than the surprise. They gave me a 400 baht discount. 

 

The tools I've bought there were always of good quality. 

[NanLaew]

31 minutes ago, transam said:

33 minutes ago, petermik said:

Strong enough to take your weight and fit round your neck trans.......

Well yes......

 

21 minutes ago, teacherclaire said:

I bought an Aluminium ladder that was usually sold for 1,700 baht.

At the counter than the surprise. They gave me a 400 baht discount.

...

 

When you're done with the ladder, maybe trans will have a use for it?

 

This is sort of a D.I.Y thread after all isn't it?

[NanLaew]

The car care stuff I have bought from Mr. D.I.Y. that worked include:

 

Small bottle of windshield anti-rain conditioning.

Plastic anti-fog and rain films for wing mirrors.

Blue additives for the window wash bottle.

Small aerosol cans of cabin deodorizer.

Large aerosol cans of air conditioning foam-type cleaners.

 

I haven't bothered with their shampoo, waxes, foam tire cleaners, foam engine cleaners and the like. I get that from Big C or Amorn.

[sncoem]

1 hour ago, NanLaew said:

I get that from Big C or Amorn.

 

cheap brands that work well also ?

 

[Techno Viking]

2 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

 

When you're done with the ladder, maybe trans will have a use for it?

 

This is sort of a D.I.Y thread after all isn't it?

 

Maybe do a Michael Hutchence and use the door knob ?

[Tyler Visan]

Can't be ar..ed with DIY. Local guy does inside, outside, underneath, clean, wax, tyres...the lot Bht 200.

But other stuff I have bought at Mr DIY seem just about OK, but no idea how long tools will last, depending on use.

Edited December 5, 2020 by Tyler Visan

[teacherclaire]

12 minutes ago, Techno Viking said:

 

Maybe do a Michael Hutchence and use the door knob ?

Transvestition? 

[teacherclaire]

I was surprised how cheap their color in spray cans was. 

 

  But when I used one of them, it was empty in no time. 

 

 Some stuff is great, some isn't. You can't have it all. 

 

All in all, a pleasure to see so many things I often use in one place. 

[sammieuk1]

My Mrs and 6 year old boy get very excited at any branch of Mr DIY for some obscure reason and are magically compelled to buy any useless tat cos its cheap I suppose ????

[Led Lolly Yellow Lolly]

Come on man, who doesn't like Daiso.

[JAS21]

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[NanLaew]

On 12/5/2020 at 2:52 PM, sncoem said:

On 12/5/2020 at 1:04 PM, NanLaew said:

I get that from Big C or Amorn.

 

cheap brands that work well also ?

 

For my purposes which may extend to a twice-monthly DIY pressure wash, foam and wipe down. Not a clay bar or Meguiers fan myself.

 

On 12/5/2020 at 3:00 PM, Tyler Visan said:

Can't be ar..ed with DIY. Local guy does inside, outside, underneath, clean, wax, tyres...the lot Bht 200.

But other stuff I have bought at Mr DIY seem just about OK, but no idea how long tools will last, depending on use.

 

Stopped wasting my time and money with the car washes. Now I get much needed exercise and then relax with a couple of cold beers from the 200 baht saved.

 

Here's a tip for something that's NOT sold at Mr DIY but can be had pretty much everywhere else. Farcent do citrus scented wet wipes for automobile interior cleaning. They lift all the dirt and dust and make the ride smell all sunshiney and citrussy.

 

 

They also do another variety of wet-wipe for kitchen and household use that are brilliant for cleaning things that you may think are too dirty or greasy to recover. Even removes paint and permanent marker ink if you're fast enough. Need to wear rubber gloves though.

 

 

 

[thaicookingchef]

22 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

For my purposes which may extend to a twice-monthly DIY pressure wash, foam and wipe down. Not a clay bar or Meguiers fan myself.

 

 

Stopped wasting my time and money with the car washes. Now I get much needed exercise and then relax with a couple of cold beers from the 200 baht saved.

 

Here's a tip for something that's NOT sold at Mr DIY but can be had pretty much everywhere else. Farcent do citrus scented wet wipes for automobile interior cleaning. They lift all the dirt and dust and make the ride smell all sunshiney and citrussy.

 

 

They also do another variety of wet-wipe for kitchen and household use that are brilliant for cleaning things that you may think are too dirty or greasy to recover. Even removes paint and permanent marker ink if you're fast enough. Need to wear rubber gloves though.

 

 

 

 

 

quite a good choice of environment friendly items !

 

????

 

 

[sncoem]

On 12/10/2020 at 7:23 PM, NanLaew said:

 

For my purposes which may extend to a twice-monthly DIY pressure wash, foam and wipe down. Not a clay bar or Meguiers fan myself.

 

 

Stopped wasting my time and money with the car washes. Now I get much needed exercise and then relax with a couple of cold beers from the 200 baht saved.

 

Here's a tip for something that's NOT sold at Mr DIY but can be had pretty much everywhere else. Farcent do citrus scented wet wipes for automobile interior cleaning. They lift all the dirt and dust and make the ride smell all sunshiney and citrussy.

 

 

They also do another variety of wet-wipe for kitchen and household use that are brilliant for cleaning things that you may think are too dirty or greasy to recover. Even removes paint and permanent marker ink if you're fast enough. Need to wear rubber gloves though.

 

 

 

 

do you buy them at any supermarket ?

 

[NanLaew]

On 12/5/2020 at 1:04 PM, NanLaew said:

The car care stuff I have bought from Mr. D.I.Y. that worked include:

 

Small bottle of windshield anti-rain conditioning.

Plastic anti-fog and rain films for wing mirrors.

Blue additives for the window wash bottle.

Small aerosol cans of cabin deodorizer.

Large aerosol cans of air conditioning foam-type cleaners.

 

I haven't bothered with their shampoo, waxes, foam tire cleaners, foam engine cleaners and the like. I get that from Big C or Amorn.

 

I will also add Mr DIY's aerosol spray grease to the list. I found it handy for lubricating the out-of-sight bits when I recently replaced the upper control arms on my pickup.

[NanLaew]

9 hours ago, sncoem said:

 

do you buy them at any supermarket ?

 

I have seen them in makro, HomePro and Big C

[transam]

I have bought loads of stuff at Mr.DIY, even LED car light bulbs, though I couldn't get the rear stop/tail lights to work, but they cost peanuts, no probs with the fronts..

My latest beard trimmer, 149bht, real leather belt, 79bht (yes it's real leather), I was in Mr.DIY yesterday, I just love looking to see what I can find....Oh, rechargeable LED headband torch and large LED twin tube lamp for those power cuts, both under 100bht..... 

[teacherclaire]

On 12/8/2020 at 1:56 AM, sammieuk1 said:

My Mrs and 6 year old boy get very excited at any branch of Mr DIY for some obscure reason and are magically compelled to buy any useless tat cos its cheap I suppose ????

Same same, perhaps different stuff that's then sitting around somewhere until it's forgotten. ????

[teacherclaire]

10 hours ago, transam said:

I have bought loads of stuff at Mr.DIY, even LED car light bulbs, though I couldn't get the rear stop/tail lights to work, but they cost peanuts, no probs with the fronts..

My latest beard trimmer, 149bht, real leather belt, 79bht (yes it's real leather), I was in Mr.DIY yesterday, I just love looking to see what I can find....Oh, rechargeable LED headband torch and large LED twin tube lamp for those power cuts, both under 100bht..... 

I just bought a few things ( again!) and bought an LED light chargeable for 69 baht. They call it an emergency light, well.

 

And carburetor cleaner, brake cleaner, some soft brushes that fit in a grinder and sandpaper all very cheap. 

 

Not long and I can open my own shop.......Trans, do you need something?  ????

Edited January 25, 2021 by teacherclaire

[sncoem]

hello,

I checked and Mr DIY does not sell any special tissue to clean car.

And they do not have any spray to clean tar, tree sab and bird poop, so can you tell me which one you use please ?

cheers

[PFMills]

12 minutes ago, sncoem said:

hello,

I checked and Mr DIY does not sell any special tissue to clean car.

And they do not have any spray to clean tar, tree sab and bird poop, so can you tell me which one you use please ?

cheers

What color is your car as it is important when selecting which Farcent wiper is most applicable.

[transam]

12 hours ago, sncoem said:

hello,

I checked and Mr DIY does not sell any special tissue to clean car.

And they do not have any spray to clean tar, tree sab and bird poop, so can you tell me which one you use please ?

cheers

Never heard of tissue to clean a car, I have heard of tissue to clean a nose though..

They do have a spray to clean tar etc, it is called "WD40" or "Sonax", I prefer Sonax..????

Edited January 29, 2021 by transam

[thaicookingchef]

On 1/28/2021 at 9:07 PM, PFMills said:

What color is your car as it is important when selecting which Farcent wiper is most applicable.

 

I haven't seen different colors ?!